Here is the full excerpt containing the quote:
> I went out to the hazel wood,
> Because a fire was in my head,
> And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
> And hooked a berry to a thread;
> And when white moths were on the wing,
> And moth-like stars were flickering out,
> I dropped the berry in a stream
> And caught a little silver trout.
> When I had laid it on the grass,
> I went and plucked the hazel wand,
> And hooked the trout, and dropped it in
> The stream again, and wished to find
> Some maiden who lived with no other thought
> Than to love and be loved by you.
> She was a child where in kingdom the sea
> Had cast her shell and she grew there
> With hair that she had from the sea**
> And eyes that were the green of the sea**
> And long white legs and a white feet **
> She sought for something to eat**
> Her shell was pierced and she sang as she **went
> And I lost my way and she found her way**
> In the hazelwood by the stream **
> In the hazelwood by the stream**
> She found her way**
> In the hazelwood by the stream**
> She found her way**
The poem describes the speaker's search for a mythical maiden, one who embodies the beauty and wonder of nature. The quoted lines express his longing for this ideal woman, someone who exists solely to love and be loved. The image of her being a child of the sea adds to her ethereal and mystical nature.